Quercus blakei

Quercus blakei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fagales
Family:Fagaceae
Genus:Quercus
Subgenus:Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species: Q. blakei
Binomial name
Quercus blakei
Skan
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis blakei (Skan) Schottky
  • Quercus blackei S.C.Lee
  • Quercus blakei var. parvifolia Merr.

Quercus blakei is an uncommon species of tree the Asian sub-genus of Cyclobalanopsis in the family Fagaceae. It has been found in Indochina (Laos and Vietnam) and southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan ).[2]

Description

Quercus blakei is a tree up to 35 m. tall, with leaves as much as 190 mm long.[2][3] The acorns are ellipsoid to ovoid, 25-35 × 15–30 mm with a flat to depressed scar 7–11 mm in diameter. The cupules are shallow-bowl-shaped, 5-10 × 20–30 mm, covering base of acorn, with bracts in 6 or 7 rings, margin entire or dentate. In China, flowering occurs in March and acorns ca be found from October–December.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus blakei Skan
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis blakei (Skan) Schottky, 1912. 栎子青冈 li zi qing gang
  3. ↑ Skan, Sidney Alfred 1900. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 27(3): plate 2662 and subsequent unnumbered text page description in Latin, commentary in English, full-page line drawing of Quercus blakei


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